2014 American Athletic Conference softball tournament
American college softball tournament
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The 2014 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the Cougar Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, from May 8 through May 11, 2014.[2][3] The tournament determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. Louisville won the tournament and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[4][5]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Louisville (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Sandy Pearsall (1st title) |
| MVP | Katie Keller (Louisville) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF †y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 43 | – | 18 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville ‡y | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston y | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 28 | – | 19 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 30 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 13 | – | 38 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 18, 2014[1] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The conference's 8 teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage based on the round-robin regular season. They then played a single elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | 1 |
| South Florida | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisville | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Houston | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Rutgers | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6 | 5 |
| Temple | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | 6 |
| Memphis | 5 | 15 | .250 | 11 | 7 |
| UConn | 3 | 17 | .150 | 13 | 8 |
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UConn | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisville | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisville | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Temple | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisville | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Memphis | 3 | ||||||||||||
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8 | Game 1 | (3) Louisville | 5–3 | (6) Temple |
| Game 2 | (2) South Florida | 5–3 | (7) Memphis | |
| Game 3 | (1) UCF | 6–0 | (8) UConn | |
| Game 4 | (5) Rutgers | 8–5 | (4) Houston | |
| May 9 | Game 5 | (3) Louisville | 8–0 (6) | (2) South Florida |
| May 10 | Game 6 | (1) UCF | 8–5 | (5) Rutgers |
| May 11 | Game 7 | (3) Louisville | 3–2 | (1) UCF |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| CF | Juli Weber | USF |
| 1B | Alexis Durando | Rutgers |
| P | Alyssa Landrith | Rutgers |
| 1B | Samantha McCloskey | UCF |
| CF | Mariah Garcia | UCF |
| P | Mackenzie Audas | UCF |
| 3B | Farrah Sullivan | UCF |
| CF | Kayla Soles | Louisville |
| DH | Brittany Duncan | Louisville |
| C | Taner Fowler | Louisville |
| P | Rachel LeCoq | Louisville |
| 2B | Katie Keller | Louisville |
Most Outstanding Player
Katie Keller was named Most Outstanding Player. Keller was 5 for 5 with three home runs, including a grand slam, in the tournament.[4]